The Cleveland Guardians are heading into the weekend with an outdated pal on their aspect.
They’ve added Jose Tena to their roster with a sudden transfer on Friday to take him off the fingers of the Washington Nationals.
It’s a transfer with an opportunity to affect the Guardians’ 2027 MLB roster, and with the beginning of the offseason having began slowly throughout baseball, that is at the least a transfer to be aware of.
Guardians Add Jose Tena
The Guardians claimed Tena off waivers, which is the place the Nationals had positioned him earlier within the week.
The Athletic’s Zack Meisel reported the information on Friday afternoon:
The Guardians claimed infielder and outdated pal José Tena from the Nationals. They traded him to the Nationals in 2024 for Lane Thomas.
— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) November 6, 2026
Tena has spent the final two-and-a-half seasons with the Nationals.
In 41 video games to finish the 2024 season, he batted .274 with 5 doubles, three homers and 6 steals.
Then in 50 video games in 2025, Tena had a .243 common with 13 doubles and two triples.
This season, Tena performed in 114 video games for the Nats. He batted .222 however did hit 13 doubles, two triples and 7 dwelling runs whereas stealing 6-of-8 bases tried.
Tena is simply 25 years outdated and performed this season at second base, left subject, proper subject, third base and shortstop. He additionally had one mop-up pitching look.
The Guardians have a whole lot of infielders, however Tena is the kind of participant who may have a professional likelihood to make the crew within the spring.
Jose Tena Previous With Guardians
Tena signed as a world free agent with Cleveland on July 2, 2017, out of the Dominican Republic when he was 16 years outdated.
He rose by way of the minor leagues and debuted in MLB with the Guardians in 2023. He performed 18 video games and hit .224.
Tena bought simply three video games with Cleveland in 2024, going 0-for-4 earlier than being traded to the Nationals for outfielder Lane Thomas.
Thomas didn’t fairly ship for the Guardians, however Tena didn’t blossom right into a star or something within the nation’s capital, both.
Now, Cleveland will get an opportunity to see what Tena would possibly appear like in a longer-lasting position with the Guardians — if he can win himself a spot on the roster.
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